EP0650819B1 - A Method and a mould for forming an expansion, such as a socket, in a pipe, and a plastic pipe - Google Patents
A Method and a mould for forming an expansion, such as a socket, in a pipe, and a plastic pipe Download PDFInfo
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- EP0650819B1 EP0650819B1 EP94114174A EP94114174A EP0650819B1 EP 0650819 B1 EP0650819 B1 EP 0650819B1 EP 94114174 A EP94114174 A EP 94114174A EP 94114174 A EP94114174 A EP 94114174A EP 0650819 B1 EP0650819 B1 EP 0650819B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C57/00—Shaping of tube ends, e.g. flanging, belling or closing; Apparatus therefor, e.g. collapsible mandrels
- B29C57/02—Belling or enlarging, e.g. combined with forming a groove
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C33/00—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor
- B29C33/44—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor with means for, or specially constructed to facilitate, the removal of articles, e.g. of undercut articles
- B29C33/48—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor with means for, or specially constructed to facilitate, the removal of articles, e.g. of undercut articles with means for collapsing or disassembling
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L21/00—Joints with sleeve or socket
- F16L21/02—Joints with sleeve or socket with elastic sealing rings between pipe and sleeve or between pipe and socket, e.g. with rolling or other prefabricated profiled rings
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
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- the present invention relates to a method for forming an expansion, such as a socket, in a plastic pipe according to the precharacterising part of claim 1, to a mould for forming an expansion according to the precharacterising part of claim 2 and to a plastic pipe according to the precharacterising part of claim 6, such as known from DE-A-19 24 557.
- a typical expansion is a socket at the end of the pipe, which enables a socket joint between pipes.
- plastic pipes can also be provided with other local expansions, which are used for example for fastening, support or installation of the pipe. In order to simplify the description, the following will focus on manufacture of the most common expansion, the socket.
- Plastic pipes are generally joined together by socket joints.
- a groove is made in the inner surface of the socket, and a sealing ring is disposed in the groove and presses against the socket and the insertion portion.
- Pipe sockets provided with two inner grooves are difficult to manufacture. This is the case particularly in the manufacture of molecule-oriented pipes for example in accordance with UK Patent 1 589 052.
- the mould is a uniform cylinder being nearly equal in length to the pipe, and the pipe is removed from it by opening the end nearest the socket and by axially pulling the pipe from the mould.
- the division surface of the parts of the external mould must be located at the outermost part of the socket.
- a mould intended for the manufacture of sockets with two grooves must be capable of expanding radially at least at the socket, which increases the costs considerably compared with a one-part mould.
- the two-groove sockets of conventional pipes are usually manufactured in a separate step for example by extrusion and connected directly to the pipe by glueing or welding.
- molecule-oriented pipes have not been provided with a locking groove.
- the mould body surrounding the pipe can be made in the conventional fashion from two one-part rings because the recess between the socket grooves (seen from outside the pipe) is achieved by a mould ring which is seperate form the mould body and which remains on the socket in the space between the grooves.
- the mould ring also strenghens the socket at the most critical region, i.e. at the wedge surface of the locking ring.
- This invention also relates to a mould for forming an expansion, such as a socket, in a plastic pipe, the mould including a body which is intended to surround at least the part of the plastic pipe to be formed as a socket and which has an inner mould surface, against which the pipe part is to be pressed when the socket is formed.
- the mould according to the invention is characterized in that the mould also includes a mould ring inside the mould body, whose surface facing the pipe forms at least a part of the mould surface, said ring being seperate from the mould body so that it can come off with the socket when it is removed from the mould.
- the invention also relates to a plastic pipe with one ore more expansions, such as a socket, for joining, fastening or supporting the pipe.
- the plastic pipe according to the invention is characterized in that at least a part of the outer surface of the expansion is surrounded by a mould ring, which is locked in position during the formation of the socket.
- the mould ring is provided with at least one ridge located between said grooves and protruding towards the centre axis of the socket.
- the ring surrounding the expansion of the plastic pipe supports the expansion, in addition to which it has the above function in allowing easier manufacture.
- Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of the mould according to the invention while the socket is still inside the mould
- Figure 2 shows another embodiment of the invention as a complete pipe joint.
- Figure 1 shows a plastic pipe 1, one end of which is placed inside a ring-shaped mould 2, which has an internal diameter for the most part larger than the external diameter of the pipe.
- the mould has a body consisting of axially successive parts 3 and 4, and the division surface between the parts is denoted by reference numeral 5.
- the inner surface of the mould 2 forms a mould surface 6, against which the pipe part to be formed as a socket 7 is pressed in order to form two grooves 8 and 9 in the socket.
- Groove 8 is for a sealing ring 10, and groove 9 for a wedge ring 11.
- the mould can also be longer than shown, so that also the straight part of the pipe is expanded against the mould, as disclosed in UK Patent Application 1 589 052.
- the mould also includes a mould ring 12, which is located on the inner surface of the mould 2 and which is preferably a uniform ring of rigid plastic having small portions cut away from the outer surface.
- the mould ring thus functions as a part of the mould 2, although it is separate from the mould body 3, 4 against the inner surface of which the ring is pressed.
- the cross-section of the mould ring 12 is such that it forms a protrusion towards the centre line CL of the mould 2 on the mould surface 6 by means of a ridge in the ring.
- the largest diameter of the sealing and locking grooves 8, 9 is larger than the inner diameter of the ridge in the mould ring 12 between the grooves.
- the mould according to the invention functions in the following way.
- the mould ring 12 is placed inside the mould body 4 and the mould body 3 is positioned as shown in Figure 1.
- the end of plastic pipe 1 to be moulded as a socket 7 is heated to a suitable temperature and inserted into the mould 2.
- the heated end of the pipe is expanded by means of external subatmospheric pressure, pressurized liquid/gas fed into the pipe or by means of mechanical expansion devices not shown, until the wall of the pipe follows the mould surface 6 as shown in Figure 1.
- the socket is cooled, whereafter the mould body 3 is removed, and then also the pipe 1 with socket 7 and the mould ring 12 on the outer surface of the socket between the grooves 8 and 9 can be removed from the mould body 4. After this, the mould ring 12 also functions as a reinforcing ring on the socket.
- Figure 2 shows another embodiment of the mould ring 12.
- the mould ring extends entirely over the groove 9 in which the wedge ring 11 is to be located.
- the mould ring thus forms almost the entire mould surface 6.
- Figure 2 shows how a male end 13 of a pipe is inserted into the socket 7, and also shows the sealing ring 10 and the wedge ring 11.
- the embodiments of the invention can vary within the scope of the attached claims.
- the invention is particularly suitable to be implemented in molecule orientation of an entire pipe by increasing its diameter.
- the shape of the mould ring can also vary according to need, and it can form the entire mould surface 6.
- the pipe expansion described above can also be of another kind than a socket. It can be located at a distance from the end of the pipe, and the mould ring can have means for supporting or fastening the pipe, for example.
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- Joints With Sleeves (AREA)
- Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
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Claims (6)
- A method for forming an expansion, such as a socket (7), in a plastic pipe (1), wherein at least the pipe part to be formed as the socket (7) is heated, said pipe part is placed in a mould (2) having an inner mould surface (6) and surrounding the pipe part, and internal pressure is applied to expand the pipe part against the mould surface (6), whereby before the expansion of the pipe (1), the mould (2) is complemented with a mould ring (12), whose surface facing the pipe (1) forms at least a part of the mould surface (6), and said ring (12) coming off with the socket when it is removed from the mould (2) and whereafter the pipe part is cooled and removed from the mould (2), characterized in that said ring (12) being locked into the socket (7) when the socket is formed such that said mould ring (12) protrudes from the mould surface (6) towards the centre line (CL) of the mould surface (6).
- A mould for forming an expansion, such as a socket (7), in a plastic pipe (1), the mould including a body (3, 4) which is intended to surround at least the part of the plastic pipe (1) to be formed as the socket (7) and which has an inner mould surface (6), against which the pipe part is to be pressed when the socket (7) is formed, the mould (2) also including a mould ring (12) inside the mould body (3, 4), whose surface facing the pipe (1) forms at least a part of the mould surface (6), said ring (12) being separate from the mould body (3, 4) so that it can come off with the socket (7) when it is removed from the mould (2), characterized in that the mould ring (12) has a cross-section such that it protrudes from the mould surface (6) of the body (3, 4) towards the centre line (CL) of the mould surface (6) so as to form at least one groove (8, 9) in the socket (7).
- A mould according to claim 2, characterized in that the mould ring (12) is pressed against the inner surface of the body (3, 4).
- A mould according to claim 2, characterized in that the mould ring (12) is of one piece.
- A mould according to claim 2, characterized in that the mould ring (12) is of rigid plastic.
- A plastic pipe (1) with one or more expansions, such as a socket (7), for joining, fastening or supporting the pipe (1), the socket (7) being provided with two or more grooves (8, 9), at least a part of the outer surface of the expansion being surrounded by a mould ring (12), which is locked in position during the formation of the socket (7). characterized in that the mould ring (12) is provided with at least one ridge located between said grooves (8, 9) and protruding towards the centre axis (CA) of the socket (7).
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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FI934848A FI97036C (en) | 1993-11-02 | 1993-11-02 | A method and a mold for making an extension, such as a sleeve in a tube and a plastic tube |
FI934848 | 1993-11-02 |
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EP0650819A1 EP0650819A1 (en) | 1995-05-03 |
EP0650819B1 true EP0650819B1 (en) | 1999-01-13 |
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US (1) | US5601776A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0650819B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP3216962B2 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE175620T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU673767B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2131928A1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69415920T2 (en) |
FI (1) | FI97036C (en) |
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US7011345B2 (en) * | 2002-09-27 | 2006-03-14 | The Lamson & Sessions Co. | Pipe joint and couplers |
US7134204B2 (en) * | 2003-08-25 | 2006-11-14 | S & B Technical Products, Inc. | Integral restraint system and method of manufacture for plastic pipe |
AT506088B1 (en) * | 2007-12-14 | 2009-06-15 | A & S Umwelttechnologie Ag | MUFFE FOR CONNECTING AT LEAST TWO TUBES |
CN102101134A (en) * | 2009-12-22 | 2011-06-22 | 黄汉卿 | Forming method for positioning structure of extension tube |
IT201800005718A1 (en) * | 2018-05-25 | 2019-11-25 | Production process of a connecting element in plastic or polymeric material |
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US3982871A (en) * | 1968-10-03 | 1976-09-28 | Wavin Bv | Method and device for forming a socket on a plastic tube |
DE1924557C3 (en) * | 1969-05-07 | 1975-01-30 | Mannesmann Ag, 4000 Duesseldorf | Method and device for forming a bead on a hollow body made of thermoplastic material |
DE2112835A1 (en) * | 1971-03-17 | 1972-09-28 | Streuber Sulo Eisenwerk F | Thermoplastic flexible corrugated tube - with thermoplastic flanges heat sealed on in blow moulding process |
AU498874B2 (en) * | 1974-09-02 | 1979-03-29 | Rieber + Son A/S | Moulding a pipe end socket |
AU509587B2 (en) * | 1976-01-19 | 1980-05-15 | Sekisui Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Pipe joint endless locking ring and groove arrangement |
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- 1994-09-13 CA CA002131928A patent/CA2131928A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-09-20 JP JP25014294A patent/JP3216962B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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CA2131928A1 (en) | 1995-05-03 |
FI97036C (en) | 1996-10-10 |
FI934848A0 (en) | 1993-11-02 |
ATE175620T1 (en) | 1999-01-15 |
JPH07186254A (en) | 1995-07-25 |
DE69415920T2 (en) | 1999-07-29 |
DE69415920D1 (en) | 1999-02-25 |
FI97036B (en) | 1996-06-28 |
AU7414494A (en) | 1995-05-18 |
JP3216962B2 (en) | 2001-10-09 |
EP0650819A1 (en) | 1995-05-03 |
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